Tag: Medicaid
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Highly anticipated report on first year of Medicaid expansion says Kentucky can afford it even with higher-than-expected enrollment
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s decision to expand Medicaid under federal health reform is a better deal than previously projected and will more than pay...
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Thousands of Kentuckians face federal tax penalty for not having health insurance
“Thousands of Kentuckians might face a penalty this tax season for failing to sign up for health insurance during 2014,” Mary Meehan reports for the Lexington Herald-Leader. The state estimated...
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Economic upturn boosts share of Kentuckians on employer-based health coverage; health reform boosts number on public plans
Half of Kentucky’s working-age adults now get health insurance through their employers, up from 37 percent two years ago, reversing a downward trend that began with the Great Recession. Meanwhile,...
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Feb. 15 is deadline to get health insurance; those who don’t can be penalized up to 2 percent of their annual income
Sunday, Feb. 15 at 11:59 p.m. is the deadline to buy private, subsidized health insurance through Kynect, the state-run marketplace created under federal health reform. If your annual income is...
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Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are struggling financially and looking for ways to survive
Most rural hospitals in Kentucky are loosing money, putting them at risk of closing if they don’t find another way to do business, Miranda Combs reports for Lexington’s WKYT-TV. More than 65 percent...
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Clinton, Beshear, Humana chief and others discuss Medicaid expansion, other changes in health systems, and chronic illness
By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News The economic advantages from expanding Medicaid under federal health reform should outweigh any ideology that is holding states back from participating...
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Kynect private-insurance enrollment runs through Feb. 15; exchange works to get taxpayers information to prove coverage
With the close of open enrollment coming Feb. 15, state officials are making a final push to get Kentuckians to enroll in Medicaid or buy private, subsidized health insurance on...
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Health care changes are driven by more than reform law; Beshear says patients need rewards for changing their behavior
“Your doctor’s visits might get longer, you deductibles probably will be higher and you might be paying cash to be treated at a Wal-Mart near you as Kentucky adapts to...
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Almost as many Kentuckians support health reform as oppose it, but half say they don’t know how it may affect them
By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The federal health-reform law is gaining support from Kentuckians, to the point that they are almost evenly divided about it. Those...
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Regan Hunt, executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, named national Consumer Health Advocate of the Year
Regan Hunt Regan Hunt, the executive director of Kentucky Voices for Health, has been named Consumer Health Advocate of the Year by Families USA, which calls itself “the national organization for...